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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Dum Aloo (Potatoes in yoghurt gravy)

I have been always inspired with the Kashmiri Cuisine as they have some world famous recipes and the spices they have are really awesome.Kashmir is a heaven on earth as they say in India, i have not been lucky enough to visit it yet but gonna go there for sure, but i have some kashmiri friends so i think m gonna visit them soon.This dish is always called as Kashmiri Dum Aloo but i think its cooked in almost every home in North India.I believe every1 has its own version of Dum Aloo.Here goes my version with my secret ingredient ..

Ingredients:

10-12 small potatoes peeled

2-3 Onions pureed

2-3 tomatoes pureed

1 tbs ginger-garlic paste

1 star anise( secret agent ;))

1 -2 cardamom pods and cloves

1 small Cinnamon

1tbs Saunf powder (fennel seed powder)

1 tsp chilli powder

1 cup curd whisked

salt to taste

Directions:

Peel the potatoes and prick them at few places with the help of fork.

Heat Oil in a pan and deep-fry the potatoes till they are cooked.

For the gravy

Heat Oil on medium heat in a pan and add the cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms and Star Anise